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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-mulling-consequences-after-palestinians-join-international-bodies/
U.S.: Palestinian Efforts to Join International Bodies Are "Premature and Counterproductive"
(Times of Israel) Adam Rasgon - "It has been the longstanding position of the United States that efforts by the Palestinians to join international entities are premature and counterproductive," a U.S. State Department official told the Times of Israel, after PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday signed documents to join the Universal Postal Union and 10 international protocols and conventions. "The United States continues to make clear...that the only realistic path forward is through direct negotiations aimed at achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace." Israel holds that Palestinian efforts to gain membership in international bodies constitute one-sided measures aimed at achieving statehood while bypassing peace negotiations.